I admit, I'm a big fan of Freeman cosmetics, especially face masks (as I'm writing this post I have this Freeman mask on my face). The mask, which last appeared on the market and that I eagerly awaited is the one with charcoal and black sugar. This mask is actually a product that is between a mask and a face scrub. It comes in a classical Freeman tube of 150ml, and can be ordered through Kozmetika Teatar website, for a price of 610.2 RSD.

This mask contains charcoal which has antibacterial properties, collects sebum from the face and prevents inflammation. Black sugar refreshes the skin and does peeling. The mask is supposed to be applied to the face and neck and should stand for five to seven minutes, and then with circular motion you rinse it off with water and do exfoliation. Sugar performs moderate exfoliation. The mask is for all skin types and doesn't dry out the skin. If you have sensitive skin just be careful and gently exfoliate. After using this mask my skin is soft, and excess sebum is removed. Here are the ingredients (CosDNA):

For me this product represents an improved face scrub. I wouldn't exactly call it a mask, so if you want to buy a typical face mask this is not a product for you. However, if you want a good face scrub to nicely clean the face and remove dead cells, then definitely try this product. In my case it didn't cause any adverse reactions, the only thing I don't like is that it's a little more difficult to apply it to stay on the face as a mask, since sugar doesn't want to stick to the face.

About a month ago I did my first epilation treatment in No+Vello salon in Bulevar Arsenija Čarnojevića 64 local 26. and I wrote all about the whole experience and about epilation in general in this post. Since then I owed you the second part of the story - my impressions and the results after one treatment.

As you probably know epilation is more effective when hair is dark, and therefore armpits epilation, which I did, is often very successful and even after the first treatment the results are quite dramatic for most women. I honestly didn't know exactly what to expect.

After the epilation you should avoid sport and excessive sweating till the end of the day. Also in the next three days you shouldn't use deodorants that contain alcohol. A few days following the treatment you should apply some kind of moisturizer because the skin will get a little dry after the treatment. I did that for about 4 or 5 days and I easily restored the skin and it looked good the whole time. First I applied the moisturizer twice a day, and then only once a day.

After the treatment the hairs are still there, but they slowly start to fall off and in the next twenty days the number of hairs is reduced. I shaved right after the treatment and had no need to re-shave during the next week until some hairs grew a little bit. I shaved maybe 2 or 3 more times and each time the period between shaving became longer, and a number of black dots i.e. hair became dramatically reduced with time. At one point, I would say that 98% of hair was missing, and only just a few remained.

At this point, a new hair generation started growing (that are the ones that haven't been killed by the first treatment, they are completely new). Then I deliberately stopped shaving so I can show you the small number of hairs that grew out and how much thinner they are compared to the old ones. I'm warning you that the next picture might be ugly for some. So, the upper photo shows the situation before hair removal, and the bottom image is the current state after a single treatment.

As you can see most of the hairs is completely gone, and just a few new ones grew out. With just one treatment I went from having to shave every day during the summer, irritating my skin and my skin not being smooth just a few hours after shaving, with black dots visible, to shaving every few days, with soft and beautiful skin and without ugly black dots after I shave.

Honestly I'm completely shocked and impressed by the effects. I plan to go on another treatment and remove these few remaining hairs so I can be completely calm and enjoy without thinking during this summer. I wonder how long will this last, in my case, and if and when, the hairs come back I know where I will go.

Here's a little unusual post from me. Today I will write about some eyeliners that I use the most at the moment. I rarely write these posts because they seem to me slightly uninteresting, and to be honest I do not use eyeliners of this sort often. I had, as probably most girls, a time when I used black eyeliner on the lower lashes, but that moment has passed. I decided to get a little softer colours and these Flormar eyeliners in gray and brown stood up from the crowd.

Eyeliners cost 259 RSD. Wood is very good, and these pens are easily sharpened with a good sharpener. If you have a dull sharpener you'll have a bit of trouble, as these pens are soft and creamy and the center can easily be broken.

Because they are soft and well pigmented, they easily leave a mark on the skin, and it is easy to smudge them if you want to use them as a base for some eye shadows. As a base we they are very good and durable. For lower lashes the are also good, but not completely durable throughout the day. After several hours I started to notice that they are a little smeared, but not that much. Therefore I would say that they are not completely waterproof, but they are still very durable. It is very easy to remove them with any makeup remover without rubbing.

Here are the swatches. Black one is a classic, a gray and brown I just love. All three are very pigmented and colour is the same on the skin, as the center of the pen. All in all, I am very happy with these eyeliners. Have you tried some of these Flormar eyeliners, and of course what are your impressions? What I like about this eyeliners: - Price, - Choice of shades, - Pigmentation, - Soft and easy to sharpen, - Blend well. What I don't like: - They smear after some time on the lower lashes.

I decided it is time for this review. I've wanted to try this cream, but when I finally did, I couldn't define my impressions, so I kept postponing the review. Now I feel ready to summarize my impressions after a longer period of using this creams. So let's start!

Effaclar mat is a day cream from the famous LRP Effaclar line designed for mixed and problematic skin. Many love this line, including me, so of course I had to try this cream that moisturizes and mattifies the skin. It comes in a box and inside is a tube with 40ml of product. Tube itself isn't shiny as the rest of the line but it's kind of matte, which is pretty nice. I bought this cream with Effaclar metal box, which was sold a few months ago. The regular price of this cream is around 1740 RSD. The opening of the tube is a small and dosing is easy.

The composition of the cream is not exactly great, as expected from this type of cream. It contains alcohol, salicylic acid, nano particles that absorb excess sebum and more stuff that could be problematic for sensitive skin. Of course, the cream isn't intended for sensitive skin. Look at the composition and here's the link to CosDNA. The cream is opaque white, gelatinous and light. It has the slight pharmaceutical smell, the same as the rest of the products from this line.

When applied to the skin it forms a very thin layer that cannot be felt but it can be noticed under fingers if you look more closely at your skin. The cream moisturizes enough my mixed and oily areas of the face. Generally I used it only on T zone and avoided my cheeks which are normal. Although even when I applied it on my whole face it didn't dry out my normal skin areas. At first I thought that it caused tiny pimples on my forehead, but I continued using it and realized that it wasn't the cause of that problem. My skin becomes shiny really slowly when I use it and my face looks good for a few more hours than without it.

On the other hand, what I don't like is that this cream isn't universally good as a foundation primer. With some powders it combines well, but with some foundations the situation is terrible. Foundations sit well on the skin if I use it but there is one problem, which is for example very noticeable if I use my current favorite Vichy Idealia Teint powder. Effaclar Mat, filles pores around the nose, but it also sticks to the pores and grease in them so when I apply foundation over it it sticks to the pores and instead pores that are less visible I get a lot of white spots that are a hundred times more visible than before applying anything on my face. Another problem is that Effaclar Mat sticks to dry areas on the face and foundation again further highlight those parts and it looks terrible. I had this problem with some places where I had old pimples.

My conclusion is that this cream is pretty good if you do not use powders, but if you use them you will need to gamble. It mattifies well, but emphasizes dry parts. There is a chance that some of the ingredients will irritate you. All in all, it's not bad, but if you want to try it, it means that you are a gambler at heart. :)What I like about this cream: - Packaging, - Nice mattification, - Enough moisturizing for oily skin areas. What I don't like: - Price, - Doesn't perform well with some foundations and highlights blackheads and dry parts.

Flormar Deluxe Cashmere Lipstck Stylo is by far my favorite line of lipsticks. I constantly buy new shades from this line and every time I'm thrilled and I like each new lipstick that I buy. Shade DC23 I had to buy after I saw its reviews.

This line has by far the best packaging of all Flormar lipsticks. Packaging includes 3g and costs 699 RSD. Otherwise, it is a line of matte lipsticks, and the formula of all shades that I have tried including this one, is a little harder, but not dry at all. They are very pigmented and easy to apply. They are not drawn to fine lines, don't stick to dry parts, and on the lips are quite durable. When applied they have a semi matte finish and don't dry out my lips.

When Martina from Dear Skin blog started praising this facial cleanser I got a huge desire to try it. It is Aminogenesis Really, Really Clean Facial Cleanser. If the brand sounds unfamiliar to you, do not be surprised, for now you cannot buy it in Serbia. There are some salons, but they sell it only to their clients (cccc!). It is important that you can order it (as well as other Aminogenesis products) from Croatia with a minimum additional charge for postage.

Ordering is done through Aminogenesis web site or via e-mail prodaja@aminogenesis.hr. Otherwise the price is 24 euros, and the postage is around 2.5 euros. That it is cheap at all and to be honest this is the first time I've set aside this much money for facial cleanser but I just really wanted to try it. For starters this gel comes in a cardboard box, and inside is a black plastic bottle that has a hole taped over with white tape to be sure that it wasn't opened. The bottle contains 177ml. Plastic itself is flexible and by pressing it gel comes out. This eventually makes the paper labels get all wrinkly, but that's not very important.

For each wash it is necessary to squeeze out the gel the size of a pea. Facial cleanser in the form of dense gel of yellowish colour, and smell somewhere between Coca-Cola and lemon. What makes it different from the other facial cleansers is that it contains a lot of amino acids. The amino acids are part of our skin, they are included in the collagen, elastin, various lipids and proteins in the skin. They are also important for retaining and regulating the amount of moisture in the skin. Some amino acids (essential) the body cannot replace when they are gone, so they have to be added form outside. When aging start we begin to lose essential amino acids, and the production of collagen and elastin stops which reflects negatively on the skin, which gets wrinkles and pigmentation changes. Aminogenesis products include 17 amino acids, which you can see in the composition on the picture below. If you want to know exactly which amino acid does what go to this link where you have a list.

My impression of this gel is really very positive. It cleans the skin awesome without drying. Perfect for all skin types. It will perfectly remove excess sebum on oily skin and won't dry out girls with dry skin. On the other hand I wouldn't recommend it for makeup removal because it is not quite as powerful. However I think it is even possible to do that, but you'll need to rub a bit longer. I've been using it for quite some time now (since the small amount is needed for each wash the bottle will last maybe even up to six months) because I wanted to form a good opinion. I managed to find it one flaw. That is flaw is present in my case, but that doesn't necessarily mean that it will be the same in your case.

This gel doesn't make foam, but it just thickens and then you rub your skin with it. It is easily washed away with water, literally the first drops dissolve it. I apply it to a wet face. I normally like to wash my face with Sephora brush and thus do mild scrub every night. With this gel that's not possible. Drops of water contained in the brush immediately dissolve it, and I quickly end up only with wet brush without any gel. In the long term it resulted in my pores slowly filling up and creation of additional closed blackheads. Then I decided to wash my face at night using some ordinary gel and my favorite brush, and use this gel in the morning. And my skin quickly went beck to normal. So if you happen to have oily and mixed skin and prefer to wash your face with a brush and your skin is used to it, there is a small chance that you will have this problem, too. Otherwise I don't see what else could bother you about this gel. In the end, here's the texture of this gel so you can see it:

I am satisfied with this facial cleanser and I would like to try out some of their other products especially eye cream Counter Clockwise since I'm always looking for a god eye cream.

What I like about this gel: - Packaging, - Smell, - Texture, - Excellent for all skin types, - Excellently removes impurities. What I don't like: - Availability, - Price,- It is not possible use it in combination with a brush.

I decided to write about my impressions about my first mineral foundation. I have delayed this for a long time since I had the feeling that my impressions were oscillating, sometimes I loved it and sometimes not so much. But after a sufficiently long period of time I think I have summed up the impressions. Firstly this is not a new product, and it is possible that you have already read something about it or tried it, but for those who haven't here are my impressions. The packaging is very fun, but admittedly a bit bulky. At the bottom of the plastic packaging is the foundation and the upper part has a double cover, one on which is the brush applicator and another covering the brush. It is important that the plastic is solid, and the cover closes well.

My shade is D4.W4 or Golden Natural. The shades available here are divided into warm marked with W and neutral with N. I think that outside of Serbia there are about 12 shades, but that is of course much worse here. What I managed to see is perhaps at most 6 shades if even that many. Another problem is that the supply of these powders is quite bad and often many shades cannot be found. I bought mine in DM because luckily they also had testers. But even in this DM which had the best offer the number of these powders was slim at best. I paid 1479 RSD for it.

The lower part containing powder has a protective film that you peel off and below that are medium sized holes through which you can get to the product. Also the whole packaging has a plastic foil around it so that you are sure that no one opened the powder before you. Brush has a very good size and shape. It picks up product well, it is easy to fill, and it nicely applies it on the face and blends it. It's not the softest out there, but even though I read that for some little girls it was a bit to rough, I really didn't have any problems with it. Of course if you are at home you can always apply it with another powder brush, and use this one for touch ups during the day. I really like that this foundation has this brush, because most mineral foundations don't, so it is a bit problematic to repair your makeup during the day without carrying additional equipment.

For the entire face you really need to pick up very little powder with the brush and then shake off the excess. Mineral foundations are applied with circular motions, or going from the edges of the faces inward, making circles around the face. I don't really think much about this and the effect was always be the same and very good no matter how I applied it. This shade is pretty neutral, not very warm. Generally shades that are available to us aren't drastically different and it is a little harder to select the right shade for you, I tried testers for quite a while before I purchased this one. Although since shades are pretty similar you probably wont make a big mistake no matter what you choose.

Foundation contains SPF15, doesn't contain preservatives, oil, perfume, and they also claim that it's non-comedogenic. Ingredients (here) really aren't so bad and there are not to many problematic ingredients:

For mineral powders they often say that they can be comedogenic and they are probably better for people who don't have skin problems. On the other hand they just sit on top of the skin so they probably should be less comedogenic than liquid ones that can be a bit absorbed. They are good for girls with normal skin. If you have dry skin, this foundation will somehow accentuate fine lines in the skin and it is also not the best if you have oily skin. You will get oily pretty quickly, and even though it is a powdery product it doesn't absorb excess sebum that well. People with normal and gently mixed skin will make the best out of this powder. My skin is mixed and my T zone may hold for 4 hours before getting oily with this foundation. The skin looks really nice and silky when the powder is applied. It doesn't look powdery, but gives that soft look.

What I have noticed is that it seems to me that if my skin is in a problematic period because of my cycle, if I wear this foundation it can exacerbate the situation a bit. If my face is calm, then it doesn't cause any problems. Now look at the shade and texture of this foundation.

And when I rub it on the skin that looks like this. You see how it's not powdery and provides medium coverage. Coverage is really nice for a powdery product. It evens out the skin and covers imperfections better than some liquid foundation I have tried.

Have you tried this mineral foundation? Do you even use mineral foundations? I thought about trying Artdeco, too. I'm quite pleased with this one. I like everything aboutit except for the fact that it seems slightly comedogenic sometimes. If my skin is in a bad mood.

What I like about this foundation:

- Packaging,

- Easy to apply even with a brush from the packaging,

- Medium coverage,

- Looks good on the face.

What I don't like:

- Price,

- A small selection of shades of badly supplied,

- Doesn't look very good on dry and oily skin,

- Slightly comedogenic in my case.

Information and scores:PRICE: 1479 RSDWHERE TO BUY: Lilly, DM, JasminNUMBER OF SHADES: around 6, but in general 12 I thinkWOULD I BUY IT AGAIN: MaybePACKAGING: 5/5APPLICATION: 5/5DURABILITY: 4/5COVERAGE: 4/5LOOK ON THE FACE: 4/5OVERALL SCORE: 4/5